Combs



April 28, 1959 R. M. ANGELINI ETAL COMBS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 13 1956 eazi y d. 77m

R. M. ANGELINI ErAL April 28, 1959 comas 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 13 1956 United States Patent() COMBS Roger M. Angelini and Gino J. Piermarini, Leominster, Mass., assignors of thirty-three and one-third percent to Amedeo Di Russo, Leominster, Mass.

Application September 13, 1956, Serial No. 609,759

7 Claims. (Cl. 132-138) This invention relates to combs and more particularly to combs designed to disentangle and unkink hair that has been treated with permanent wave-setting chemicals.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a comb having two sets of teeth so disposed relative one another that when the comb is drawn through kinky or entangled hair, the hair is caused to become untangled and to fluff out in a loose natural-appearing and becoming manner.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide a comb that comprises two sets of teeth' extending outwardly from the body of the comb and so formed that the teeth of one set intersect or cross the teeth of the other set, the outer ends of the teeth of one set being in proximate relation to the teeth of the other set.

Another specific object of this invention is to provide a comb c-omprising a body portion having two sets of curved teeth extending outwardly from one side thereof, the teeth of one set being in oblique relation with the teeth of the other set and the teeth of said one set terminating in close almost-engaging relation with the teeth of said other set.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated when the following specitication is read with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a bottom view of a comb constructed according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same comb;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the comb looking from the top toward the bottom of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom view of the same comb.

Looking now to Figs. l, 2 and 3 the comb comprises a body portion 2 of rectangular cross-section provided at one end with a handle 4. Extending laterally of one side of portion 2 is a set of teeth 6. A second set of identical teeth 6 extends away from the opposite side of body portion 2. Each of the teeth 6 and 6 curve forwardly (Figs. 1, 2 and 4) and downwardly (Fig. 3) of body portion 2.

Attached to body portion 2 in engaging relation with its bottom surface is a second body 10 also of rectangular cross-section. Body 10 is attached to body 2 by means of pins or rivets 12. Body 10 has two sets of teeth 14 and 14 extending laterally of its two sides. Each of the teeth 14 and 14 curves downwardly of body 10. Unlike teeth 6 and 6', each tooth 14 lies in a plane common to one of the teeth 14 and is also disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis of body portions 2 and 10.

As seen best in Fig. 4, each of the teeth 6 sweeps forward across two of the teeth 14 and terminates between two adjacent teeth 14, slightly closer to one of the two adjacent teeth 14. Preferably teeth 6 sweep forward at an angle of 15 to 20 degrees relative to teeth 14. The outer ends of the teeth 6 lead, that is, extend slightly beyond, the free or outer ends of teeth 14. Preferably 2,883,994 Patented Apr. 28, 1959 ICC teeth 6 lead teeth 14 by approximately 1A@ of an inch. As seen in Fig. 3 the ends of teeth 6 and 14 terminate substantially in a common plane disposed parallel to the bottom surfaces of body portions 2 and 10. Teeth 6' and 14 are disposedin the same relation as teeth 6 and 14. Thereason for having two sets of teeth 6 and 6 cooperating with teeth 14 `and 14' respectively is to permit the comb to be used by left-handed and right-handed persons alike.

Because of the above-described construction the present invention is peculiarly adapted to easily comb out long, thick hair which is entangled or closely curled, particularly where the hair has been set by application of home permanents. Usually when a permanent wave is combed out for the first time, considerable difficulty is experienced in drawing the comb through the hair and getting the tightly set hair to unkink and fluff out. Because of the novel construction effected by this invention, it is now possible ot eliminate this diiculty. In using the comb of this invention, it is held so that the body 10 is facing toward the hair and scalp and body 2 is facing away from the hair and scalp. Assuming that the user is righthanded, the lead prongs or teeth 6 will function to pick up the hair while the adjacent teeth 14 function as a rake to separate the strands of hair. As the comb is drawn through the hair the individual strands are unsnarled and straightened out and left in loose, slight natural-appearing waves.

The ability of the comb to segregate the strands and to unkink them is due to the fact that the ends of overlapping teeth 6 and 14 are quite close to each other and provide only narrow channels therebetween through which only a limited number of strands of hair may pass. Any strands of hair that get caught up between two teeth 6 and 14 at the points designated A get unkinked due to the drawing effect exerted on them by the two converging teeth. As the comb digs deeper into the hair the strands pass further between teeth 6 and 14 and follow a tortuous path that causes a slight wave or twist tobe left in the hair. In other words the comb `does not remove the wave previously set in the hair but untangles the hair and flutfs it out to enhance the beauty of the waves. The deeper and thicker the hair the greater the effectiveness of the comb in untangling and waving the hair.

The entire comb is molded of plastic of any suitable formula. The task of making the comb is greatly facilitated and made possible by constructing it in two sections 2 and 10. Each section is molded separately in any color desired so that the teeth 6 and 6 may have the same or a diliierent color as compared to teeth 14 and 14'. Each pair of sections 2 and 10 may be secured together by pins or rivets 12 as shown, or by a suitable cement, or by a snap or friction tit, or by any other convenient means obvious to persons skilled in the art of plastics. The two piece construction makes possible a consistency of quality that more than meets the demands of the market place.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that there has been produced such a comb that fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth above.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred embodiment of the invention, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as delined by the appended claims.

Having described the invention, the following is claimed and new and useful and upon which Letters Patent are desired:

l. A comb comprising a body portion having two spaced sets of teeth, the teeth of one set each being curved in a plane extending transversely of said body portion and disposed at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the body portion, the teeth of the other set each also curved in a plane extending transversely of said body portion but also extending at an oblique forward-sweeping angle to the teeth of said one set, the spacing between said two sets of teeth being greater adjacent said body portion and smaller at the free ends of said teeth.

2. A comb as defined by claim 1 wherein the free ends of the teeth of said one set are located close to the corresponding ends of the teeth of said other set in alternately occurring relation therewith.

3. A comb as defined by claim 1 wherein said body portion is provided with two additional sets of teeth corresponding to said two sets of teeth but located at a different side of said body portion.

4. A comb comprising an elongated first body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a handle formed at one end of said rst body portion, a first set of parallel spaced teeth formed integral with said first body portion at said side surface, said first teeth extending forwardly away from said handle and also curving downwardly below said bottom surface, a second body portion secured to said first body portion, said second body portion comprising a top surface engaging the bottom surface of said first body portion, a bottom surface, and a side surface, a second set of parallel spaced teeth formed integral with said second body portion at said side surface thereof in vertical spaced relation with said first teeth, said second teeth curving downwardly below said bottom surface of said second body portion with the free ends of said second teeth terminating in close almost-engaging relation with the free ends of said first teeth.

5. A comb as defined by claim 4 wherein the free 4 ends of said first teeth extend slightly beyond the free ends of said second teeth.

6. A comb as defined by claim 4 wherein said first teeth extend forwardly at an angle of 15 to 20 degrees relative to said second teeth.

7. A comb comprising a first elongated body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface, a first set of parallel spaced teeth formed integral with said first body portion at said side surface, said first teeth curving downwardly below said bottom surface, a second elongated body portion secured to said first elongated body portion, said second body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface, said bottom surface of said second body portion engaging said top surface of said first body portion, a second set of parallel spaced teeth formed integral with said side surface of said second body portion, said first and second sets of teeth being spaced from each other with the maximum spacing occurring at said body portions and the minimum spacing occurring at their free ends, said second teeth extending at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of said body portions in crossing relation with said first teeth and also curving downwardly below said bottom surface of said first body portion, the free ends of said second teeth terminating in alternately occurring almostengaging relation with the free ends of said first teeth.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,621,269 Pickford Mar. 15, 1927 1,663,468 Vaughn Mar. 20, 1928 1,819,433 Miller Aug. 18, 1931 2,535,612 Treloar et al. Dec. 26, 1950 

